| Hi Myron...
On behalf of our
group, I thought I would drop you a line! Once again we had a great
time at the River of Life Farm. Our camping spot was perfect and close
to the showers/restrooms. We also appreciated the plug in adapter that
you had provided at the electrical hook-up. It made it easy to get
power to the camper. The picnic table and the fire-pit with the grill
were also a plus.
Our group of four spent two days on the river
fishing for ‘bows and browns. The weather was hot and sunny with
very little wind. Sunscreen and lots of water was mandatory. We all
noticed how the river had changed since the high waters of earlier in
the year. That meant that there were new holding spots to discover
while some of our favorite spots from previous trips remained. It
seemed that between the four of us, we had strikes and caught fish the
entire length of the river. We were joined on the river by groups of
people on rafts and canoes enjoying a float down the river.
The first day I was very pleased to land my
first wild trout on my first ‘real’ fly rod set up. What a thrill!
The very nice ‘bow hit a prince nymph on the drift and was returned
safely to the river after an admiring look and a picture. I ended up
the day bringing a couple more ‘bows to the net. I also missed a few
strikes. The other members of my group each caught a few more than I
as their experience showed.
The second day was pretty much a repeat of the
first. However, towards late afternoon we all saw a very big
fish arch out of the water to take ‘something’ off the surface!
Our guess was it was a big trophy brown. Later
on as the sun began to set, the light was hitting the water ‘just
right’ and while standing on the bank, or even sometimes while in
the water, we all could pick up the ‘flash’ off the side of the
fish in the stream. We caught two of the nicest fish during the second
day. A ‘bow and a brown both in the 18-20 inch range. The colors
were incredible!
We used stone fly imitators, pheasant tails,
hare’s ears, prince’s, ‘crackle-backs’, and others, too. We
caught fish on all of them! We all mixed it up trying to find that
best presentation! We fished the entire stretch of the river and
worked hard. We were rewarded with strikes, fish in the net, and a
wonderful time on the River of Life!
See you again!
Dick, Dave, Jeff, Tim |
